After days of planning and partying, the New York Knicks officially celebrated their 2026 NBA Championship on Thursday afternoon. Hundreds of thousands of fans turned up in New York City to celebrate with the team in what was an unusual and inconvenient parade path, starting in Battery Park and ending at City Hall.
Fans tried their best to arrive as early as possible to the parade path, but some who showed up four hours prior to the 10AM EST scheduled start time were turned away. There were a number of fans who went crazy at the parade, but this is New York City. Crazy has a different meaning in the Big Apple.
We’ve put together some of the wildest videos of fans at the parade, including some NSFW videos.
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One fan tried to climb on top of an overhang or awning for Fidelity Investments came crashing down with his back colliding with the barricade. The fan got back up and walked away, but will certainly be in pain for days after this. If you ask him, he’ll probably say it was worth it though to try and see his Knicks in the parade.
Dude did the right thing to just walk away
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— justasistertryingtotweet (@Igottafigh64510) June 19, 2026
A couple of fans decided to climb up the stop light post at an intersection. The two were seeing talking back and forth, but it didn’t appear to be hostile. Then, out of nowhere, one yanked the other off the post and only the street. That fan quickly got back up on their feat and began punching the fan who threw them before yanking on their shorts and then their underwear. That fan then began twerking while holding onto the stop light. Only in New York.
https://twitter.com/itgetstickytv/status/2067743524720701667
https://twitter.com/heismendoza/status/2067639502575645179
One fan dressed up as Elmo wearing a Karl-Anthony Towns jersey and holding a cardboard sign that read, “ELMO SORRY,” on the front and, “ELMO #1 S̶P̶O̶R̶T̶S̶ KNICKS FAN.” Elmo’s Twitter account was under fire before Game 1 of the NBA Finals for saying he hopes both teams have fun. Sesame Street originated in New York City, and fans quickly jumped into his mentions to say he’s supposed to root for the Knicks. Well, after this full on costume and sign, apology accepted Knicks fans?
Elmo issues official apology to the @nyknicks pic.twitter.com/qtDFk3oPJG
— ♡ (@rxuxtxh) June 18, 2026
In one of the wildest and most inappropriate things you’ll see coming out of this parade, fans claimed that one man appeared to be in a real medical crisis atop an awning, laying lifeless and not moving. A couple of fans stepped up, gave him water, and signaled to call 9-1-1. A woman was among those helping him and once he recovered he went in for a kiss. And not just once. The man repeatedly tried to kiss the woman and she kept turning away. Hopefully that man is okay, but it does not excuse his behavior.
MAJOR shoutout to them for literally saving this guys life!!
New York will always come together for the greater good. #KnicksParade pic.twitter.com/atmPfxixf3
— Tarzan (@Hazoras_) June 18, 2026
One fan jumped over a barricade and looked like Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, repeatedly juking police officers as he got to another side of the parade route.
NYPD was juked out of their shoes at the Knicks parade today pic.twitter.com/ziWNn1gM6q
— Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) (@JPHilllllll) June 18, 2026
CNN Correspondent Omar Jimenez was among hundreds of New York Knicks fans inside subway tunnels waiting over 30 minutes just to get out. Talk about a claustrophobe’s worst nightmare. I’m out on that.
It was so crowded trying to get to the Knicks parade today I couldn’t even get OUT of the subway station for almost 30 minutes. pic.twitter.com/KAkAfdpRjj
— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) June 18, 2026
In one of the most unfortunate clips, fans who arrived near the parade path at 6AM for the 10AM parade start time were turned away, as the park was at capacity with roads closed off and no more fans allowed to enter.
Knicks Parade Day
Fulton / Nassau – closed off 6:03amCan’t get to Zuccotti Park, roads closed off#AlwaysKnicks pic.twitter.com/PhO4z1ckIH
— Danny B (@dan_ny_b) June 18, 2026
Yea if you ain’t here already don’t come pic.twitter.com/8U2Jw2pFOC
— Gyal Ripken Jr (@BigBichote) June 18, 2026
Another video from the parade showed a man taking a woman’s foot and… Well, just see for yourself. Only in New York.
You know what…. Shut it down… shut it all down pic.twitter.com/W5GV57kIW7
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Here were more fans climbing overhangs outside businesses, except this one needed some help from fans to get over the hump. In the end, he got it done, with fans cheering his success. After that, everyone in the crowd randomly started a, “F-ck Wemby!” chant.
This video fully embodies this Knicks run
-Fan trying to climb up a ledge to celebrate
-Struggles at first, stays in the fight
-Finally succeeds
-'F–K Wemby' chants proceed to break outPerfection. pic.twitter.com/Z5wIRXMDnP
— br_betting (@br_betting) June 18, 2026
While the buses were driving through New York City on their way towards City Hall, Josh Hart’s wife was spotted doing what he did to Jalen Brunson after winning the NBA Cup trophy in Las Vegas. Hart’s wife put a thumb up his butt, and Hart responded how you’d expect him to.
But Hart then went on Twitter and quote tweeted the video by saying, “Yea I’m in there tonight.”
The Knicks are champs and at this point, it appears that anything goes.
Yea I’m in there tonight
https://t.co/sxRqexR8DZ
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) June 19, 2026
One fan took a sign off the float where Jeremy Sochan was stationed, and was seen walking around New York City with the sign. Sochan went on Twitter, quote tweeting the post with, “Real.”
Real. https://t.co/lvfJNnwbF4
— Jeremy Sochan (@JeremySochan) June 18, 2026
Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay was seen on Jalen Brunson’s float boisterously celebrating as it drove by fans.
Everybody chill on the Brunson float except…wait for it…
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Jason Howard) pic.twitter.com/4HhovwxV6m
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) June 18, 2026
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